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The Lobster (2015)

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The Lobster
R
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi

In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

Release Date
October 15, 2015
Director
Yorgos Lanthimos
Runtime
119 minutes
Writers
Efthymis Filippou , Yorgos Lanthimos

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